Deficit Tops the Public's Long-Term Worries, But Are They Ready to Act?

Scott Bittle
Mar 12, 2010

Jobs are still the top problem facing the country today, according to the latest Gallup survey, but for the first time ever, people say the federal deficit will be the biggest problem 25 years from now.

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Your Taxes at Work

Francie Grace
Mar 12, 2010

Kudos to USA Today for an amazing chart on where our federal taxes go. This one is interactive and tells you exactly what's happening to the federal taxes someone with your income level pays, broken down by the amount that you personally pay for budget items from national defense and health care on down to agriculture and international affairs. It also serves up comparisons to previous years, going all the way back to 1940.

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